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I have so many more photos I have taken at the Dole & Bailey Northeast Family Farms roadshow up in Maine, its been a shame to not share more of them.

Some of them have been hard to wrap around a cogent topic but, after some further study of the photostream from that day, a set of them have presented themselves as following a theme, one that I thought you might be interested in.

These photos are from behind the scenes in the prep kitchens that day. The chefs were extremely friendly, very busy, and very accommodating. I took my 50mm 1.4 lens so that I didn’t need to pop a flash at them as they worked. I stood about, still in the bustle, and tried to understand what each chef was doing and anticipate what he was about to do. I tried to follow several of the items from start to finish, hard to do if you have not seen the menu!

Cajun grilled shrimp.

I can tell you, I enjoyed myself completely. I can not thank those guys and Dole & Bailey enough for allowing me behind the screen, into the prep kitchen. I managed to not spill anything, burn anything, and, hopefully, catch some of the hard work they were doing.

Mini crab cakes, start to finish.

Shucking oysters while answering my many questions!

Some imported Italian parma ham.

Some assorted mise en place.

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